Chris Isaak

Chris Isaak is an American musician and occasional actor born on June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California, USA. He signed a contract to Warner Bros. Records in 1984 for his first album "Silvertone". The tracks "Gone Ridin'" and "Livin' for Your Lover" from this album were featured in David Lynch's movie, "Blue Velvet". His second album (self-titled) came out in 1987.

One of Isaak's most known songs is "Wicked Game", which is from his third album "Heart Shaped World" (1989). It became a national top 10 hit in February 1991, after it was featured in another Lynch film, "Wild at Heart". In 1999, Isaak's "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" was featured in Stanley Kubrick's final film, "Eyes Wide Shut". The song is from his 1995 album "Forever Blue".

Isaak has also appeared in numerous films, mostly playing minor cameo roles. He starred in the 1993 Bernardo Bertolucci-directed Little Buddha and played a major role in David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. In 2001, Isaak starred in his own television show called The Chris Isaak Show which aired from March 2001 to March 2004 on the cable television network Showtime.